Vehicle strikes grandmother, grandchild before fleeing scene

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – On September 4, 2021, shortly after 12:00 a.m., the North Bergen Police Department responded to the area of Tonnele Avenue and 46th Street in North Bergen on reports…

New Jersey News·Police Blotter

Southern Classic Chicken Stays Ahead of the Trend

Shreveport, LA (–) Southern Classic Chicken, a Louisiana-based fried chicken franchise, remains a trendsetter in the restaurant industry. While many restaurants chains nationwide are adapting to off-premise dining, with walk-up windows and…

Food & Dining

Two men swept into sewer pipe during Ida, one dead in South Plainfield

South Plainfield, NJ – As Tropical Storm Ida dumped rain across New Jersey, tragedy struck in South Plainfield when two men were swept by floodwaters into a large stormwater pipe. Police reported…

New Jersey News·Police Blotter

Edison superintendent fights union, knocking over casket placed in front of elementary school

EDISON, NJ – The LIUNA Local 77 is upset after the Edison School District agreed to use cheaper, non-union labor to build a $9 million expansion at the Lincoln Elementary School. Now,…

New Jersey News·North Jersey News·School and Education News

Three Peruvian Nationals Sentenced to Incarceration for Conspiring to Defraud Thousands of Spanish-Speaking Immigrants

Three Peruvian nationals have been sentenced to serve several years in prison for operating a series of call centers in Peru that defrauded Spanish-speaking U.S. residents by falsely threatening them with arrest,…

Pakistani Ambassador Doubts US Intelligence Taliban Is Seeking ‘Retribution’ Against Afghans

The Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S. said he does not believe the Taliban is seeking “retribution” against Afghans, contrary to American intelligence, according to emails obtained by Politico. Ambassador Asad Majeed Khan…

US and World News

Satellite images capture flooding in New Jersey

A series of satellite images captured the devastation and flooding across areas of North Jersey that led to the deaths of at least 25 people Wednesday night.…

New Jersey News

Three South Florida Men Guilty of Conspiring to Launder Fraudulently Obtained Covid-19 Relief Money and Proceeds from Business Email Compromise Schemes

Miami, Florida – Yesterday, Broward County residents Jimpcy One, 35, Gousman Lemy, 42, and Frantz Guillaume, Jr. a/k/a Sandro Saintfloeur, 44, pled guilty in federal district court to conspiring with each other…

Parkersburg Man Sentenced to More than 10 Years in Prison for Federal Drug and Gun Crimes

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Shaun Price, 41, of Parkersburg, was sentenced today to 123 months in prison for federal drug and gun crimes. Price previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute…

San Fernando Valley Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge for Starting Fire in Santa Monica Restaurant During Last Year’s Civil Unrest

LOS ANGELES – A West Hills man who started a fire that caused substantial damage to a Santa Monica restaurant during the civil disturbances that erupted during the spring of 2020…

Three Associated with Columbia Gangs, Including Local Gang Leader, Sentenced to a Total of 19 Years in Federal Prison

Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that three defendants associated with violent Columbia street gangs – Daisean Montez Skeeters, 27, of Elgin; Trenton Jermaine Portee, 26,…

Monmouth Woman Pleads Guilty to Firearms Charge

BANGOR, Maine: A Monmouth woman pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to making false statements to a firearms dealer during the purchase of a firearm, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced.…

Florida businesses who request proof of vaccination risk $5,000 fines under vaccine passport ban

The Florida Department of Health will start fining businesses $5,000 for violating the state’s ban on vaccine passports. The state agency’s rule, “Penalties for COVID-19 Vaccine Documentation Requirements,” says it will impose…

Florida News·US and World News

‘Catastrophe To Women’: Pelosi Promises Federal Abortion Legislation, Says Texas Law Creates ”Vigilante Bounty System’

Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi promised federal abortion legislation as she reacted to Texas’ Heartbeat Act Thursday, saying the new law creates a “vigilante bounty system.” “The Supreme Court’s cowardly,…

Politics·US and World News

Ted Cruz: Joe Biden dodging accountability for Taliban seizing billions in U.S. military equipment

ABILENE, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement after new evidence confirmed that the Taliban had seized and were deploying…

Politics·US and World News

New Jersey gas station owner locked out stranded customers as floodwaters rose around them

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – A gas station owner in Bloomfield is being thrashed online today after he locked out customers stranded on a narrow ledge as floodwaters rose around them. The incident happened…

New Jersey News·North Jersey News

Portland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Arson During Protest at Multnomah County Justice Center

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland man was sentenced to federal prison today for committing arson at the Multnomah County Justice Center during a protest in May 2020. Edward Thomas Schinzing, 33, was sentenced to…

Grand Jury Returns Two Indictments

Madison Man Charged with Drug & Gun Crimes Andre L. McClinton, 49, Madison, Wisconsin, is charged in a nine-count superseding indictment with drug and gun crimes. The indictment alleges that from September…

Former Vice President of Mercyhealth in Janesville & Owner of Marketing Agency Charged in Kickback Scheme

More than 200 law enforcement officers died by suicide in 2019. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline may be reached at 1-800-273-8255 and provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress. We…

Massive tornado rips through Mullica Hill destroying homes in its path

MULLICA HILL, NJ – A massive tornado passed through southwestern New Jersey moving northward at around 7pm on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Ida moved through the region. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy…

Burlington County News·New Jersey News

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